| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | WK281 |
| Military Code: | S |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Swift |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Swift |
| Aircraft Version: | Supermarine Swift FR5 |
| C/n (msn): | [ WK281 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Tangmere (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Collection: | Tangmere Military Aviation Museum |
| Photo Date: | 26 October 2018 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 97378 |
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Built by Vickers Armstrong in the mid-1950s, WK281 joined 79 Sqdn at RAF Gutersloh in 1959 and was operated in the tactical fighter reconnaissance role until 1961 when the squadron converted to the Hunter FR.10. After brief storage at Church Fenton the airframe was used by an ATC squadron in Uxbridge. From 1967, WK281 was placed on display at several different RAF stations before being moved to the RAF Museum at Hendon in 1989 and subsequently loaned to Tangmere in 1994. Of the 193 production Swifts manufactured, just four complete examples remain. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 26 October 2018, and has since been viewed 519 times. |